While they slept
Subtitle: an inquiry into the murder of a family
By: Kathryn Harrison.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9781400065424
Subjects: Gilley, Billy; Gilley, Jody; Murder -- Oregon -- Medford -- Case studies; Parricide -- Oregon -- Medford -- Case studies; Abusive parents -- Oregon -- Medford -- Case studies; Problem families -- Oregon -- Medford -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: From the bestselling author of The Kiss comes a riveting account of true crime-- the murder of a family in a small Midwestern town-- and the gripping exploration of its haunting aftermath. The Gilley family murders ended a lifetime of physical and mental abuse suffered by Billy and Jody at the hands of their parents. And it required each of the two survivors-- one a convicted murderer, the other suddenly an orphan--to create a new identity, a new life.